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"We think it's very important to have a big package [that] addresses the pain this has caused," Yellen told CNBC.

The March hearing will mark Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's fourth time testifying before Congress since July.

Walmart shares declined after its fourth-quarter earnings fell short of Wall Street estimates.

The big-box retailer's fourth-quarter earnings missed Wall Street's expectations as it tries to turn pandemic gains into sustained momentum.

The United States has 2,500 troops in Iraq.

The increase in retail trading has come with increased scrutiny for a practice known as "payment for order flow."

Nonluxury vehicles accounted for half of the top 10 auto brands in Consumer Reports' 2021 Brand Report Card, out Thursday.

The rally in bitcoin, which surpassed $52,000 for the first time on Wednesday, is helping to push up ether as well.

Modvion installed a 30-meter tower on an island near Gothenburg last year.

Billionaire Bill Gates said Johnson & Johnson's and Novavax's Covid-19 vaccines will still be essential tools against new, emerging variants of the virus.

Topics will likely include Citadel's relationship with Robinhood and Melvin Capital, why brokerages shut down trading and how to protect retail investors.

Facebook banned a large swathe of non-news pages in Australia in its attempt to remove news content from its platform.

Barclays on Thursday reported a full-year profit of £1.53 billion ($2.11 billion) for 2020, down 38% from 2019 but outstripping analyst expectations.

The European Commission proposed on Thursday new tools to become a more "assertive" player in global trade.

Dubai's real estate market has made a "hard landing" but lower prices may be a good time for investors looking to buy, said Hussain Sajwani, Damac chairman.

Credit Suisse reported Thursday a net loss of 353 million Swiss francs ($392.8 million) for the fourth quarter of 2020 on the back of higher provisions.

Alongside passenger cars, Ford wants its commercial vehicle offering to focus on low and zero emission tech too.

Facebook's decision was in response to a proposed media law in Australia that will require online platforms to pay news outlets for content.

Investors watched mainland Chinese markets, which returned to trade Thursday following the long Lunar New Year holiday.

A new report from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Rhodium Group lays out the enormous price of a potential separation of the Chinese and U.S. economies.